Most of my ALTA surveys go through with no revision comments at all. A few find a typo, and often a name change, which is common. This one she bled all over it, needing all of the landscaping, and the dumpsters (not the dumpster enclosure, the actual dumpsters located). My wonderful client asked me to please do what I could to pacify the lender and they would never use this lender again, so I said okay, changed my rate to $300 an hour for the aggravation, client paid by return mail as always, and I told them someone would hang by their toes if I ever heard from this lender again.
It's evident that the lender's reviewer doesn't know the first thing about ALTA surveys just from your comment. I am surprised they didn't demand that you change the verbiage of the ALTA certification. At least you have an understanding client that acknowledges your time & effort and is willing to pay for your services without fail.
Stay safe.
Yes, it is frustrating to have someone of this caliber giving me instructions (or telling me there is something WRONG with my survey).
I have learned to shift my thought process.?ÿ If what is asked for is not on the Table A or a survey item in the B-2 docs (items I should have addressed), THEN IT IS AN EXTRA! I politely point this out to them.
So, I ask for a PO or issue an updated work order and require a written (email is ok) acknowledgement of the additional costs.
I have no problem making money in these situations.
Lastly, I can't in good conscience use this as an opportunity to gouge a client, but I am going to charge a minimum of 2 hours at full LS or crew hourly rates.
Really, this is an opportunity.
"Dumpster location at 10:46 a.m. Nov, 1'st 2022".
"Pigeon location at 10:46:36 a.m. Nov 1'st 2022"
"Locations only valid at time specified"
@aliquot Well yes, exactly. The dumpsters will change location twice a week, or more.
You could quite easily cool your jets by the pool for 3 days, and then draw a polygon inside the trash enclosure. Charge liberally. While you are at it you could "survey" all the parked cars in the lot as well.?ÿ
I would have asked the reviewer to specify exactly what date and time did they want this moveable object located...
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I'm so happy to be retired!
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If it was a regular Boundary Survey, I would refuse to locate the dumpster (and prepare a Site Plan if they insist). But for an ALTA Survey, the Lender, Title Company and thier attorneys ARE the client, and you know that going in. Do whatever they want if you can qualify it. Always Listen To Anyone Survey.
ALTA = Always Listen to Anyone
That is a great interpretation, Oldpacer.?ÿ I will remember that.
I had a Philadelphia lawyer all excited years ago because I was showing streets and alleys as being open that had been vacated over a century earlier.?ÿ The catch was that everyone in that area had totally ignored the vacation order, including the city.?ÿ There were paved streets running down the center of vacated street right-of-ways and alleys in the correct places loaded with utilities and trash cans for the city trash trucks to empty each week.?ÿ Deeds would read, "A tract formerly known as Lots 1 and 2 of Block 7 in Peyton Place Addition to the City of Happydaysandnights".
The ALTAs where HUD is involved are the ones I get the most comments on. I can't remember how many revisions I had to the survey plat and the surveyor's report before it was finally approved. Some of the requests were ludicrous to the point of where they conflicted with the instructions. Had to negotiate the verbiage on that note and I certainly charged for all the extra effort. The worst thing is that the field work must be less than 60 days stale and on this one, it expired 3 times before the survey was approved. Literally 6 months before it was all said and done.
The request to document the location of movable items is silly.?ÿ Next you will be expected to count and draw in the shopping carts in each cart corral in the parking lot.